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Type

The Type section allows you to define and manage style types that help categorise products across design, development, planning, and reporting workflows. These types are often used to represent product families such as Tops, Bottoms, Outerwear, or Footwear.

Assigning types to styles improves filtering, data organisation, and visual consistency across the platform. Types can also be used to drive reporting, dashboards, approval flows, and tech pack formatting.

Quick Check - Before You Start
  • You can edit Site Settings › Style › Type
  • Align type names with your assortment architecture (for example Tops, Bottoms, Outerwear)
  • Prefer Disable for retired types that historical styles still reference

Managing Types

You can easily add, edit, and delete types to keep your product hierarchy organised.

Add a Type

  1. Click the Add New button at the top left.
  2. Enter the required fields, such as the type name or code.
  3. Click Save to create the new type.

Add or Edit Type

Edit a Type

  1. Click the pencil icon next to the type you want to modify.
  2. Update the details as needed and click Save.

Delete Types

  • Single Delete: Click the trash can icon next to the type and confirm the action to remove it.

Single Delete Type

  • Bulk Delete: Select multiple types using the checkboxes, then click the delete button that appears at the top of the table.

Bulk Delete Type

Toolbar Actions

The toolbar provides several options for managing your type list:

  • Filter: Toggle the view between Enabled and Disabled types.
  • Export: Download the full list of types in .xlsx format.
  • History: Export a change log of all additions, edits, and deletions for auditing purposes.

Toolbar Actions

Customising the Table View

The type table can be customised to suit your preferences using the following controls:

Feature Description
Sort by Organise types alphabetically or by the date they were last modified.
Pin Column Lock important columns in place for consistent visibility while scrolling.
Autosize Column Automatically adjust column widths to fit the content.
Show/Hide Columns Choose which columns to display to create a tailored view.
Reset Columns Restore the table to its default layout.

Customisable Table

Pro tips
  • Maintain Consistency: Use a standard naming convention (e.g., Tops, Bottoms) to ensure accurate filtering and reporting.
  • Preserve Historical Data: It is best practice to Disable unused types instead of deleting them. This preserves the data integrity of past styles associated with them.
  • Align with Merchandising: Periodically export the type list to share with your merchandising and planning teams, ensuring everyone is aligned with the current product structure.

Troubleshooting

Why is type filtering inconsistent in Planner or reports?

Duplicate labels split data across multiple values.

Steps to resolve:

  1. Export types and remove duplicates with merchandising
  2. Disable superseded entries after updating styles
Why is a type missing when I edit a style?

It may be Disabled.

Steps to resolve:

  1. Open Site Settings › Style › Type
  2. Use Filter to include Disabled and enable if it should be selectable
How should we onboard a new category structure?

Steps to resolve:

  1. Add types first, then communicate the list with training screenshots
  2. Export after launch for a baseline audit file